This is the VOA Special English Development Report. World No Tobacco Day is celebrated each thirty-first of May. The observance is meant to bring attention to the growing use of tobacco and its deadly effects. The World Health Assembly established the event in nineteen eighty-seven. This year, special attention is being given to the harmful effects of tobacco marketing to women and girls. The World Health Organization says tobacco kills nearly f ... Jump to full article >>

For publicly declaring that he is not yet ready to quit smoking, apparent president-elect Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd is as a bad role model to young people in the Philippines, a health officer of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. “It seems that Mr. Aquino is aware that he is not only damaging his own health but is setting a poor example to his fellow countrymen and fellow countrywomen,” said Dr. Susan Mercado, t ... Jump to full article >>

Dubai Municipality on Wednesday launched a campaign at Mall of the Emirates called “Tobacco-free Women,” which will last until May 31, 2010. The campaign is part of the World No-Tobacco Day that falls on 31st May every year. This year, the World No-Tobacco Day targets to combat smoking in women and girls, as women comprise about 20% of the world’s smokers, whose number amounts to more than a billion. Women are also subjected to ... Jump to full article >>